Book 2: Falling from Grace

Chapter 7: He can't Go

Falling from Grace

Chapter 7

He can't Go

It wasn't that far outside the city. The Wolf farm was a big area that was the territory of Kouichi Koji. The leader of the wolf demons. His son Jin Koji, just finished marrying Tyla's twin sister Raya who was now Koji Raya a few weeks ago. Tyla had planned on being there for the wedding, but the snow blocked the roads and it was hard to find the way through.

Walking up to the territory Tyla wasn't totally sure what or how they should announce themselves. She would have just walked right in before, but she had an infant to worry about and her little sister was holding MKs hand. Yomi ran up onto MKs shoulder and called out as loud as she could. It was such a cute little monkey call to Tyla. She giggled a little when she heard Tao try too.

"Yomi! What's all that fuss?" Someone riding a horse went by. "You know if you all would have been unwanted we wouldn't have let you anywhere near here. We have pups playing." It was true they did see some kids playing around in the snow.

"Can't be too careful now." Tyla ran her fingers over Taos head. His hair stuck up like she gelled it. Raya looked up as she swept the snow from the path in front of her house. She dropped the broom and ran up to her sister and hugged her softly. There was a soft coo in front of her. She looked down at Tao as he looked from one to the other and then seemed to huff. He couldn't tell the difference between one and the other. It made Raya giggle a lot.

"Come on in." Raya coaxed.

"Sadly I must decline. As it is, Tang has been taken." Raya gasped, Tang had taken care of them on more than one occasion. Without him, they would have been dead long ago. "Just passing through?"

"We need a tracker. Someone who would be able to find him." MK said Raya giggled leaning over to him and smiled.

"You've grown stronger too little brother. I can tell, your eyes are starting to turn gold." She told him as she looked at her sister. "Alright I'll help you with your tracker, but I must insist my nephew stay. The battle field is no place for an infant." She was right, and she didn't wait for a no. She reached out and untied him from around Tyla. She didn't mind at all, she was really good with infants and in all actuality she'd need to refresher course.

"Raya?" Tyla said as he turned to walk inside. Raya stopped and turned, her cheeks were pink. "I still have six more months." She told her.

"Six...Six more months?" MK's bottom lip quivered. "Is she dying?" Tyla barked with laughter slapping his back. She walked over and pulled Tyla's dress back a little so he could see the small bump growing.

"She couldn't hide it from me when she hugged me." Tyla told them. "She's been a green bean all her life." Raya swatted her sisters shoulder playfully. Tao yawned and curled in. This woman had a calming effect on him. "Jin!" She called her husband who climbed down. His hands were in heavy working gloves. He must have been working on something.

"Oh look at that, thought you'd be back for the wedding. Finally made it?" Jin sat on the bottom step so he could be level with Raya's belly. He pressed his ear to it and nodded. "Still just the one."

"Expecting that to change?"

"Wolves are that way." Raya shrugged.

"Take them to Lu. They need a tracker and fast. Uncle Tang is missing."

In Tyla's opinion Lu was a crazy old man, but he looked like he seen more battle then even her father had. Spoke that he had met him on many occasions, but luckily not on the wrong side. He said he had continued luck with this. He would hate to go against him. Or his successor.

After just grabbing his bow and a walking stick he began to walk ahead with only Tangs scarf to guide him.